re entry permit timing impact on gc status

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dezi

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Hi everyone...

If someone can shed some light on reenrty permit timing. I have been a PR since Nov07. Have made 2 short trips to US from Canada looking to start a business and finding work. However...it seems that due to our personal situation and my son's education here...we may not be able to move for at least 1.5 to 2yrs. We are going to apply for re-entry permit ASAP.

However..the question is if the reentry permit takes time and is not approved by Nov 08 but later in 2009 ...which I believe could be possible...does that jeapordize our GC status since the one year outside the country expires in Nov 2008.

Can we say at the POE that we have applied for re-entry permit but have not got approval yet. Do the border agents look at it as some indication that at least we do not intend to abandon our intention to return. We dont have a problem travelling to the US even if it is once a month for a few days since we are in Canada.

Thanks !!
 
dezi said:
Hi everyone...

If someone can shed some light on reenrty permit timing. I have been a PR since Nov07. Have made 2 short trips to US from Canada looking to start a business and finding work. However...it seems that due to our personal situation and my son's education here...we may not be able to move for at least 1.5 to 2yrs. We are going to apply for re-entry permit ASAP.

However..the question is if the reentry permit takes time and is not approved by Nov 08 but later in 2009 ...which I believe could be possible...does that jeapordize our GC status since the one year outside the country expires in Nov 2008.

Can we say at the POE that we have applied for re-entry permit but have not got approval yet. Do the border agents look at it as some indication that at least we do not intend to abandon our intention to return. We dont have a problem travelling to the US even if it is once a month for a few days since we are in Canada.

Thanks !!
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If yo stay one complete continous year outside US without APPROVED (not pending) REP, this means that you lost your GC status whatever you say at the POE. Before you accumulate one year, you have at least to make a trip to the US (which may not help much but still better than nothing) and do not wait till the last minute to make this trip.
 
Thanks...

We can make a trip a month to the US whether it helps or not... till it approves.
 
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